by Jim Heath | Oct 25, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Joe Biden
A tweet sent by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden warning about a pandemic was trending on Twitter today, the one-year anniversary of the post. “We are not prepared for a pandemic,” Biden tweeted on Oct. 25, 2019, saying the country needs leadership that...
by Jim Heath | Oct 25, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Back in April, President Trump picked out a single computer model of coronavirus spread as his oracle of choice. Unsurprisingly, that simulation initially had rosier estimates than other algorithms, projecting many fewer Covid-19 deaths — and its unconventional...
by Jim Heath | Oct 25, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
President Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked challenger Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more...
by Jim Heath | Oct 24, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The U.S. set a new record for new coronavirus cases in a single day Friday as the country undergoes an alarming new surge in infections. According to the COVID Tracking Project’s tally, there were more than 83,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country...
by Jim Heath | Oct 22, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Covid-19 deaths are increasing in the U.S. after months of decline, driven by sharp increases in the Midwest and select states in the West. The seven-day average of newly reported deaths on Wednesday hit the highest in a month, according to the Covid Tracking...
by Jim Heath | Oct 18, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
There is nearly no place in America where Covid-19 case counts are trending in the right direction as the country heads into what health experts say will be the most challenging months of the pandemic. The US is averaging more than 55,000 new cases a day — up...
